James Cosmo

Actor May 24 (age 77) Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK 1962–2026 (64 year career)

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Biography

James Cosmos (born 24 May 1948) is a British actor, known for his film roles in Highlander, Braveheart, the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081. He is also a staple of British television, with credits in hundreds of television shows, Cosmo made a name for himself playing Scottish "tough guy" characters.

Known For

Film

Game of Thrones

Jeor Mormont

Film

Braveheart

Campbell

Film

Trainspotting

Renton's Father

Film

Wonder Woman

FIeld Marshall Haig

Film

Troy

Glaucus

Film

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Father Christmas

Film

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Luka Gocharov

Film

T2 Trainspotting

Renton's Father

Filmography

Acting (182)

Movies (116)

Preschool

2026

5.6

Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead

2026

as Dida

The Morrigan

2026 Upcoming

as Francis Crowley

Apr 9

The Last Redemption

as Lord Goran

Salvable

as Welly

Can You Hear Me?

as Johnny

The Beast Within

2024

as Waylon

5.7

The Three Musketeers

2023

as Cardinal Richelieu

5.2

Breath

2022

as Nick

3.7

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

2022

as Mr. Fezziwig (voice)

My Sailor, My Love

as Howard

The Kindred

as Frank Menzies

Jagame Thandhiram

as Peter Sprott

Skylines

as Grant

The Hole in the Ground

2019

as Des Brady

5.6

Tomorrow

2019

as Mr. Charles

Forget Me Not

as Benedict

Off Grid

as John Tanner

Get Duked!

as Farmer

Shadow Boxer

as Eddie Royce

Outlaw King

2018

as Robert Bruce Senior

Malevolent

as Grandpa

In Darkness

as Niall

Ashes in the Snow

as Mr. Stakas

Darkness Comes

as Policeman

Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre

2018

as Narrator

Wonder Woman

2017

as FIeld Marshall Haig

T2 Trainspotting

as Renton's Father

London Heist

as Ray

Ben-Hur

as Quintus Arius

Dark Signal

as Alan

Eliminators

as Cooper

Breakdown

as Albert Chapman

Whisky Galore

as Macalister the Minister

Bunker: Project 12

as Brian Balanowsky

Monochrome

as Roger Daniels

Moonwalkers

as Dawson

Estranged

as Albert

The Legend of Barney Thomson

as James Henderson

The Pyramid Texts

as Ray

Amélia & Duarte

as Narrator (English)

6.0

We Still Kill the Old Way

as Arthur

The Boogeyman

as Dr. Harper

Justin and the Knights of Valour

as Blucher (voice)

Get Lucky

as Mr. Zigic

The Golden Scallop

as Judge Wellington

Hammer of the Gods

as King Bagsecg

The Christmas Candle

as Herbert Hopewell

Songs for Amy

as Murdo

Citadel

as Priest

The Glass Man

as Pecco

No Saints for Sinners

Outcast

as Laird

Donkeys

as Alfred

The Runway

as Shutherland

One Night in Emergency

The Santa Incident

as Nick

2081

as George Bergeron

The Clan

as Hector McKinley

The Narnia Code

as Narrator

Futureshock: Comet

as Brenden

The Last Legion

as Hrothgar

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

as Dawson

Lives of the Saints

as Mr. Karva

Where Have I Been All Your Life?

2007

as John

Half Light

2006

as Finlay Murray

6.0

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

as Father Christmas

7.1

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as James Brown

Troy

as Glaucus

The Reckoning

as Lambert

One Last Chance

as Big John

Man Dancin'

as Donnie McGlone

Sweet Dreams

as Robert

Solid Air

as Finn

The Four Feathers

2002

as Col. Sutch

6.6

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002

as Billy

6.2

To End All Wars

2001

as Col. Stuart McLean

6.4

All the Queen's Men

2001

as Archie

4.8

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

as McNab

Honest

as Tommy Chase

The Match

as Billy Bailey

One More Kiss

as Frank

Billy and Zorba

as Zorba

Sunset Heights

as MacDonald

Split Second

as Donald Paterson

Babe: Pig in the City

1998

as Thelonius (voice)

5.7

Golden Wedding

1998

as Eddie

Santa / Claws

Trainspotting

as Renton's Father

Emma

as Mr. Weston

Braveheart

as Campbell

The Key

as Gangster

Sin Bin

1994

as Jerry

Treasure Island

as Redruth

The Fool

as Mr. Bowring

The Nightwatch

as James Smithson

Stormy Monday

as Tony

Codename: Kyril

as Bonham

Highlander

as Angus MacLeod

Biggles

as German Soldier

Operation Julie

as Longfellow

Living Apart Together

1982

as Priest

The Nightmare Man

1981

as Sergeant Carch

6.5

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

as Loch

The Professional

1973

as Sgt. Robbins

Young Winston

as Officer on Train

The Stone Tape

as Cliff Dow

Doomwatch

as Bob Gillette

The Duna Bull

Sutherland's Law

as Ian Campbell

Assault

1971

as Det. Sgt. Beale

5.1

Sovereign's Company

1970

as Senior Under Officer Patterson

Battle of Britain

as Jamie

The Virgin Soldiers

as Waller

Follow the Dark

as Gregory Kern

Hotel Caledonia

as William Pertwee

Television (66)

Talamasca: The Secret Order

as Director Houseman

Hostage

as Max Dalton

Fear

as Allan Berwick

Nightsleeper

as Fraser Warren

Highland Cops

as Narrator

Six Four

as Jim Mackie

Karen Pirie

as Brodie Grant Snr

Chernobyl

as Miner

His Dark Materials

as Farder Coram

The Bay

as Bill Bradwell

The Name of the Rose

as Jorge of Burgos

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as Luka Gocharov

Hold the Sunset

as Bob

SS-GB

as Harry Woods

The Durrells

as Captain Creech

New Worlds

as Goffe

Shetland

as Arthur McCall

Game of Thrones

as Jeor Mormont

Game of Thrones

as Jeor Mormont

Death in Paradise

as Roger Seymour

Case Histories

as Len Lomax

Castle

as Finn Rourke

FlashForward

as Phillip

Sons of Anarchy

as Father Kellan Ashby

Merlin

as Hengist

The Colour of Magic

as Galder Weatherwax

The Colour of Magic

as Galder Weatherwax

Little House on the Prairie

2005

as Mr. Scott

8.2

Celebrity Big Brother

as Self

Rebus

as Morris Cafferty

Easter Tales

as The Centurion

Cleopatra

as Agrippa

Badger

Midsomer Murders

as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley

Ivanhoe

as Cedric

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Malky Fraser

Roughnecks

as Tom

Heartbeat

as Matthew Chapman

The House of Eliott

as James Maxton

Winners and Losers

as Frank Kerr

Crossbow

Casualty

as John Breckman

Running Scared

as Detective Inspector McNeil

Screen Two

as Jerry

Super Gran

as Mr. McBigg

Lytton's Diary

as Harry Owen

The Bill

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Taggart

House on the Hill

as Bonfield

The Nightmare Man

1981

as Sergeant Carch

6.5

Hammer House of Horror

as Willis

Take the High Road

Minder

as Jock McLeish

Kidnapped

as Beggar/Soldier

Thundercloud

Dick Barton: Special Agent

1979

as Jock Anderson

Strangers

as DS Galbraith

The Professionals

as Glover

The Sweeney

as Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth

Survivors

as Lenny Carter

Churchill's People

as Robert Bruce

The Persuaders!

as Inspector Williams

7.6

UFO

1970

as Lt. Anderson

7.7

Ransom for a Pretty Girl

1966

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

as Private Davidson

6.0